Faizah is a young freelance choreographer, dancer & educator. Throughout her career as a choreographer she has created 14 works that form part of the repertoire of Laleget Danza, Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM, Harlekijn danstheater, Lindenberg Dance Company, Stichting Julius Leeft, the University of the Arts in Amsterdam and her own projects. Her choreographies […]

Johanna Franco Zapata (’85) was born in Colombia and has been living on Curaçao since 1993.  She started her preparatory course at the Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) in 2006. Johanna then studied Fine Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld academy till 2012 and has been working with the IBB since 2014 as a student advisor and […]

Alydia Wever is a contemporary artist from Aruba. Trained in Musical Theater and Dance at the Boston Conservatory and The Alvin Ailey School in New York City, she is known for multidisciplinary work (dance/theater/film), installations and performance art. Her work is presented in the Caribbean, USA, Brazil and Europe. Her installation “Peña Saca” is part […]

Artist : Felix de Rooy & Vernon Chatlein will talk about their artistic practice and upcoming project “Papia” that is touring on Curacao. Felix De Rooy (Curacao, 1952) is a visual artist, poet, writer, filmmaker, theater director and curator. He has a BFA degree from the Free Academy of Psychopolis in The Hague, Netherlands and […]

About Nelson Gonzalez Born in Maracaibo, 23rd of November, 1979. He lives and works in Aruba since 2003. He is a contemporary artist, producer and teacher. Founder of Art Rap Foundation Aruba. Started his formation at a young age. His work can be considered a hybrid platform which harmonizes audiovisual elements, performance and installments. He […]

Van Haver refers to her work as ‘loud’ paintings that sympathetically portray people on the fringes of society. She works on burlap, combining oil paint, charcoal, resin, hair, paper, tar and ash in heavily textured compositions. The paintings explore race and identity, drawing from African, Western, Caribbean and Latin American cultures within her community in […]

Avantia Damberg (UniArte) in conversation with @Sasha Dees and @Willum Geerts, both art residents in Curacao, Dees at UniArte and Geerts at IBB. Damberg will question them about their work experiences in Curacao as well as their broader experience with international residencies and how residencies could benefit the art field and its professionals in Curacao. […]

During this artist Talk sharelly will introduce myself and talk about some of her work and projects. There will also be space for a Q&A.  Sharelly Emanuelson (1986) Filmmaker & Visual artist was born and raised in Curaçao and Aruba, she has a BA in Audiovisual Media from the School of the Arts Utrecht and […]

Stan Kuiperi is a professional Aruban visual artist/educator with an international career. He is a pioneer in abstract painting in Aruba, and his works have explored the Aruban landscape in a unique and historic way, raising awareness about Aruba’s natural environment and cultural heritage. Next to his extensive former teaching career, he has had more […]

Clara Reyes Clara Reyes, born on Curaçao, and raised on the island of St. Maarten has always been immersed in the world of the arts and culture. Ms. Reyes holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance and Choreography with specialization in dance in education ages K through 12 grades. Clara Reyes holds a […]